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英語口語練習(xí)：“可能”的9種英語表達(dá)

1、probably

很可能；大概

英語釋義：used to mean that something is very likely

probably是“多半”，其可能性超過一半。

一般指根據(jù)邏輯推理，估計(jì)有發(fā)生的可能，把握性較大，語氣比possibly強(qiáng)。

I'll probably be home by midnight.

我很可能半夜到家。

I'm probably going - it depends on the weather.

我很可能會(huì)去——這要看天氣怎么樣。

2、maybe

或許，大概

英語釋義：used to show that something is possible or that something might be true

maybe這個(gè)詞比perhaps更口語化，美國英語多用。指某事也許如此，含不能確定意味。

maybe要用于句首，它和perhaps表示的可能性大致為一半。

Maybe they'll come tomorrow.

或許他們明天會(huì)來。

Maybe you were right after all.

或許還是你對。

3、perhaps

或許，可能

英語釋義：used to show that something is possible or that you are not certain about something

多用于英式口語，與maybe同義?？捎糜诰淠?、句中、句首。

He hasn't written to me recently - perhaps he's lost my address.

他最近沒給我寫信——也許他把我的地址弄丟了。

4、possibly

可能地

英語釋義：used when something is not certain

possibly指客觀上潛存著發(fā)生某種變化的可能，其可能性低于一半。

He may possibly decide not to come, in which case there's no problem.

他可能會(huì)決定不來，這樣就沒問題了。

【拓展】

It is possible that

可能，是有可能的

It is possible that some of these methods coincide with the designer's needs.

這些方法中有一些可能滿足設(shè)計(jì)者的需要。

5、presumably

據(jù)推測，大概，可能

英語釋義：used to say what you think is the likely situation

presume的意思是“假定，推定，認(rèn)定”，多表示以過去經(jīng)驗(yàn)作根據(jù)或者是合乎邏輯地推測。

一般是有充分的理由，雖然結(jié)論仍可能是錯(cuò)誤的?？梢缘贸觯琾resume表示的可能性較高。

presumably是它的副詞形式，表示“據(jù)推測，大體上說“。

Presumably the bad weather has delayed the flight.

大概惡劣的天氣使飛機(jī)誤點(diǎn)了。

The stars in each given cluster presumably were formed almost simultaneously.

大體上說，每個(gè)給定星團(tuán)中的恒星差不多是同時(shí)形成的。

6、there is the possibility

有可能

There is the probability that we were wrong.

有可能是我們錯(cuò)了。

7、the chances are that=It is likely that

很……有可能

Chances are (that) they'll be late anyway.

總之，他們很可能會(huì)遲到。

這也是很常用的表達(dá)。chance除了表示“機(jī)會(huì)”，也有“可能性”（likelihood）的意思。

所以說，不可能的英語就是——Not a chance！

更夸張一點(diǎn)就是：not a chance in hell?。ń^不可能?。?/strong>